Mt. Angel

We arrive at Mt. Angel in the early afternoon and advised to rest from the trip and get acquainted with the monastery grounds.

We walk in the town center and sit on a bench to wait for the Glockenspiel to play. We are told that all of the recordings are made locally for the figures on the rotating stage. For the native American, there is chanting. The Virginia Reel plays for the pioneer couple, and an Oktoberfest musician belts out an oompah tune. For the monk, the Abbey choir is singing a Gregorian chant, and for the nun, the sisters of Queen of Angels are singing Salve Regina. As the boy and girl come forward on their swing, the children of a Mt. Angel school sing Eidelweiss and end in giggles.